Women’s Trip
Spend a week in the backcountry building community with other women! This trip is open for women 18+.
Tuition: $600
Subsidized tier: $400
Scholarships are available! If interested, contact Mary at 970.264.4379 or [email protected].
Tuition is the actual cost of a child or family at Sonlight. The Subsidized Tier is a choice available for those who need financial assistance to attend camp, the lower rate is offest by fundraising efforts and donations. It does not nearly represent the true cost of camp operations.
Sonlight aims to keep camp affordable to all even as operational costs continue to increase.
- All participants will carry all their own gear, as well as a share of the group gear.
- Pack weight: your pack will generally range between 35-50 pounds.
- You will be hiking on uneven terrain, which may be rocky and/or muddy at times.
- Depending on the itinerary, you may be hiking 3-8 miles per day.
- Sonlight programs in areas of deep wilderness, and you may be hiking a day or more away from the nearest trailhead.
- Depending on where you currently live, there may be a significant change in elevation. All trailheads are at an elevation of 8,000-9,000 feet, and we hike through areas that range between 9,000 to 12,000 feet above sea level. Depending on the itinerary, you may be attempting a 12,000′ or 13,000′ peak.
- Days are often long, and may require you to be up at 7 am and in bed at 9 pm.
Itinerary
Arrival: Sunday afternoon July 27.
The first afternoon will be orientation, Leave No Trace instruction, distribution of gear, equipment and food. Guides teach pack assembly and how to set up the tents. We’ll head in to the wilderness Monday morning.
We’ll be on the trail until Friday afternoon, returning to the backpack base to unpack and enjoy a great home cooked dinner. We’ll enjoy the hot springs in Pagosa Springs on Friday evening, a nice way to soak away the sore muscles and conclude our week together.
Required Forms
Three forms are required for participation on a Sonlight backpack trip to comply with state law and will be available through CampInTouch:
1. A health history to be completed by a parent / guardian or adult participant is required by state law
2. A physical (by an MD, PA or Nurse Practitioner) within 12 months of the trip is required by state law
3. The Authorization and Acknowledgement of Risk form to be signed by a parent/guardian or adult participant
Want to go backpacking this summer?
Of course you do!
Registration opens January 2